The guardrails against Trump don't work
Can institutions save us even when we no longer believe in them?
MAGA blindsided by ICE blowback
MAGA’s whack-a-mole defense of immigration raids is backfiring
Trump’s new foreign aid ban
Experts say the Trump administration is using foreign aid to impose anti-human rights ideology globally
Complaint: Trump lawyer crypto conflict
Todd Blanche ordered changes to crypto prosecutions while owning more than $150,000 in digital assets
Minnesotans brave cold to protest ICE
“We embrace our neighbors, and we fight for our fundamental freedoms," one protester told Salon
Philly sues over slavery exhibit removal
An exhibit on slavery in Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park was removed on Trump's orders
Minneapolis already highly militarized
Critics argue the move is more about signaling power than improving safety
In a rage apocalypse, art can be a cure
The new "28 Years Later" shows Ralph Fiennes as a man battling evil with reason, calm and the joy of Iron Maiden
Ex-judge: ICE policy unconstitutional
ICE’s policy on raiding whatever homes it wants violates a basic constitutional right
Trump cheers as TikTok sale finalizes
China’s most popular social media app is getting a U.S. investor-owned spinoff after lengthy legal fight
How the viewers changed the Oscar race
Grassroots enthusiasm for performances like those by Amy Madigan and Wunmi Mosaku is shaping voters' picks
Minn. judges reject ICE warrant requests
In one case, a federal judge rejected a warrant against a protester who allegedly threw a single egg
The resistance has a "Batman" problem
Liberals keep framing the Trump administration through past evils instead of confronting it on its own terms
Trump lurches further into delusion
In Davos and the White House briefing room, the president showed that he is faltering and dangerous
Dems: It's more than just the economy
Tariffs, ICE raids, city invasions and brutalizing immigrants have also become kitchen table issues
Harassment at work can now go unpunished
Led by Trump's hand-picked chair, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission just made millions vulnerable at work
"Bitcoin Jesus" skates on Trump ties
Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver avoided prison by hiring a defense attorney whom DOJ prosecutors a "Friend of Trump"
Trump accuses Smith of "perjury"
The president said the former special counsel lied before Congress and should be prosecuted
Dems crack over "legitimate" ICE funding
Seven Dems joined nearly all Republicans to support ICE funding
ICE detains 5-year-old boy in Minnesota
The child and his father were reportedly transported to a facility in Texas
Bovino gasses Minneapolis protesters
A federal judge previously said Bovino's tactics "intended to cause protesters harm"
"My Favorite Murder," a girl-power trap
Kilgariff and Hardstark’s feminist spin on true crime opened the gates to a decade of problematic podcasting
Prue Leith is leaving "Bake Off"
After judging over 400 challenges in the tent, Leith says "now feels like the right time to step back"
The high cost of lunching
Your midday lunch break could be costing you over $5,000 annually, says a new study